Electoral results for the district of Capalaba

This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Capalaba in Queensland state elections.

Members for Capalaba

MemberPartyTerm
  Jim Elder Labor 1992–2000
  Independent 2000–2001
  Michael Choi Labor 2001–2012
  Steve Davies Liberal National 2012–2015
  Don Brown Labor 2015–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Queensland state election, 2015: Capalaba[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Don Brown 14,046 47.94 +9.57
Liberal National Steve Davies 11,602 39.60 −6.94
Greens Erin Payne 3,649 12.46 +4.89
Total formal votes 29,297 97.40 −0.09
Informal votes 782 2.60 +0.09
Turnout 30,079 91.80 −1.17
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Don Brown 16,160 57.06 +10.79
Liberal National Steve Davies 12,163 42.94 −10.79
Labor gain from Liberal National Swing +10.79
Queensland state election, 2012: Capalaba[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Steve Davies 13,345 46.54 +9.63
Labor Michael Choi 11,004 38.37 -14.90
Greens Penny Allman-Payne 2,168 7.56 -2.26
Katter's Australian Graeme Moorhouse 1,708 5.96 +5.96
One Nation David Chidgey 450 1.57 +1.57
Total formal votes 28,675 97.49 -0.45
Informal votes 738 2.51 +0.45
Turnout 29,413 92.97 +0.28
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Steve Davies 14,144 53.73 +13.40
Labor Michael Choi 12,182 46.27 -13.40
Liberal National gain from Labor Swing +13.40

Elections in the 2000s

Queensland state election, 2009: Capalaba[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Choi 15,286 53.3 -4.2
Liberal National Paul Gleeson 10,591 36.9 +6.5
Greens Chad Kirby 2,817 9.8 -1.3
Total formal votes 28,694 97.8
Informal votes 605 2.2
Turnout 29,299 92.69
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Michael Choi 16,354 59.7 -5.1
Liberal National Paul Gleeson 11,055 40.3 +5.1
Labor hold Swing -5.1
Queensland state election, 2006: Capalaba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Choi 14,447 59.1 -0.1
Liberal Trish Symons 7,207 29.5 -1.3
Greens Greg Thomas 2,775 11.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 24,429 97.6 +0.2
Informal votes 600 2.4 -0.2
Turnout 25,029 92.5 -1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Michael Choi 15,299 66.2 +1.0
Liberal Trish Symons 7,821 33.8 -1.0
Labor hold Swing +1.0
Queensland state election, 2004: Capalaba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Choi 14,521 59.2 +15.6
Liberal Phill Costello 7,553 30.8 +18.2
Greens Bob Knowles 2,449 10.0 +10.0
Total formal votes 24,523 97.4 -0.1
Informal votes 650 2.6 +0.1
Turnout 25,173 93.6 -0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Michael Choi 15,172 65.2 +0.6
Liberal Phill Costello 8,112 34.8 +34.8
Labor hold Swing +0.6
Queensland state election, 2001: Capalaba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Choi 10,577 43.6 -10.6
Independent Murray Elliott 3,835 15.8 +15.8
Independent Toni Bowler 3,403 14.0 +14.0
Liberal Phill Costello 3,051 12.6 -14.7
One Nation Mike O'Rourke 2,958 12.2 +9.8
Independent Mary Brown 272 1.1 +1.1
Independent Les Reimers 158 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 24,254 97.5
Informal votes 633 2.5
Turnout 24,887 94.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Michael Choi 11,650 64.6 +1.0
Independent Toni Bowler 6,379 35.4 +35.4
Labor hold Swing +1.0

Elections in the 1990s

Queensland state election, 1998: Capalaba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Elder 11,398 54.9 -3.9
Liberal Richard Ferrett 5,748 27.7 -13.6
Independent David Exelby 2,412 11.6 +11.6
Greens Julie-Anne O'Donohue 1,215 5.8 +5.8
Total formal votes 20,773 97.7 +0.0
Informal votes 496 2.3 -0.0
Turnout 21,269 93.9 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Elder 12,341 63.7 +5.0
Liberal Richard Ferrett 7,027 36.3 -5.0
Labor hold Swing +5.0
Queensland state election, 1995: Capalaba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Elder 11,377 58.7 -5.9
Liberal Margaret Uhr 7,995 41.3 +5.9
Total formal votes 19,372 97.6 +0.4
Informal votes 468 2.4 -0.4
Turnout 19,840 93.0
Labor hold Swing -5.9
Queensland state election, 1992: Capalaba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Elder 11,728 64.7 +7.5
Liberal Bill Vaughan 6,408 35.3 +18.1
Total formal votes 18,136 97.2
Informal votes 522 2.8
Turnout 18,658 92.3
Labor hold Swing +1.1

References

  1. ↑ 2015 State General Election - Capalaba - District Summary, ECQ.
  2. ↑ http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/State2012/results/booth19.html
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). ABC Election Unit. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
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